These Are The Songwriters Who Are Laughing All The Way To The Bank

Dan Penn – $1 million

Greatest Hits: The Dark End of the Street, Cry Like a Baby
The 1960s saw the songwriter Dan Penn flourish, where he wrote some incredible tracks like Do Right Woman, The Dark End of the Street, and Cry Like a Baby. Chips Moman, Spooner Oldham, and The Box Tops were some of the other leading artists that Penn collaborated with. Penn preferred to avoid the spotlight, choosing to compose over performances. Penn and Chips Moman enjoyed a brief and turbulent but successful collaboration while working with Press Publishing Company.

Dan Penn